Lesson to always remove company lettering when selling a company owned vehicle
 

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A pickup truck once owned by a plumbing company in Texas has somehow found its way to the front lines of Syria's civil war and been converted into an anti-aircraft weapon for Islamic militants.

A photo posted to Twitter on Monday by the Ansar al-Deen Front, an Islamic extremist brigade seemingly comprised largely of Chechen fighters, shows the Ford F-250 with a militant standing in the bed firing the anti-aircraft gun.

Speaking to CBS News Tuesday morning, a representative of the plumbing company in Texas City said the vehicle was sold to the AutoNation dealership in Houston in Oct. 2013, and that's the last they knew of it.

The company has been besieged by phone calls -- including threats -- since the photo appeared online, clearly showing the company's name and phone number. CBS News is not identifying the company due to the nature of some of the attention it has received.

They have employed an attorney and intend to pursue legal action to force Twitter to remove the photo from the Internet.

Reached by CBS News Tuesday morning, a person identifying himself as a manager at AutoNation would not comment on the sale history of the vehicle in question, saying "we can't give information like that over the phone," before hanging up the phone.

The representative of the plumbing company in Texas City said they would "most definitely" be removing their logo from all vehicles sold in the future.

Ansar al-Deen Front has been fighting in the complicated Syrian war primarily around Aleppo, Syria's largest city and formerly the economic powerhouse of the nation.

It has been the scene of some of the most vicious fighting between Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces and the myriad rebel groups trying to topple him, but is largely controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).


Texas plumber's truck on front line of Syria war - CBS News

AutoNation must be funded by the CIA.. :1orglaugh:1orglaugh

so much people are so fucking dumb, it's scary.

For that stubborn clogged toilet..........

I can't believe an american plumbing company would fund those bastards. :mad::mad:

Plumbing...heating & exterminating.

No kidding. I'm gonna call them and complain.

Good advert for sure! :thumbsup

LOL. How they buy this car?

https://plus.google.com/117312641323195928617/about
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- I don't know what it is about these guys, but they just work magic when it comes to plumbing, excellent execution. I was a little shocked by the autocannon on the roof of the truck, but I could only assume that it's to fight off competition. Taking off a star for kidnapping and beheading my water heater, though.

-They came to my house with a 50-cal attached to the roof, sat in their truck and fired away! Fixed all my plumbing, thanks guys, but did you have to make so many holes?

- After scoping out the sewer pipe they said that they would need more than the 50 Cal to clear it. The pros at Mark-1 quickly got on the radio and called in an air strike at no extra charge.

- Besides having to work around the Guantanamo scheduling discrepancies these guys are fantastic. 10/10

Call 409-935-4188

Eliminating Clogs Globally!

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh ... what a nightmare for those guys.


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as if they had toilets in Syria

+1 :thumbsup

So is this is good advertising?

Lots of callers. After you listen to their death threats you pitch your xmas plumbing special offer.

Totally shitty!

I guess... The traded it into Auto Nation, who then turned around and sold it to auction house, who then... sold it to someone who transports cars overseas.

My step father used to do something similar. He would buy an American car here in the US, then ship it over to Europe, sell it there locally, then buy a car in Europe and ship it to the US. It was rather profitable.

Is there such thing as sympathy buying? Locals might feel sorry for them and hire them in the future.

I know can you imagine all the retarded rednecks thinking that this plumbing company is somehow associated with these guys in the photo?

Mmmmmmm... Morning Wood achieved :thumbsup

plumbing company is tottaly screwed. tsktsk